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Geographic eligibility excluded regions

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Residents of or persons physically located in the excluded jurisdictions are ineligible to open an account or participate in contests, regardless of their legal residency status elsewhere.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium Jul 1, 2026

The updated terms establish that daily fantasy terms apply only to fantasy sports contests and explicitly exclude other DraftKings services like sportsbook, igaming, and horse racing. Illinois residents now face a minimum age requirement of 21 to open accounts and participate in contests, while the prior exception allowing 18-year-olds in Virginia who opened accounts before July 1, 2025 no longer applies. The terms now prohibit use of VPNs or attempts to disguise physical location while using the platform, treating such use as a terms violation. Additionally, DraftKings has reserved authority to transfer account funds across its affiliated platforms to meet regulatory or operational requirements without requiring advance notice for each transfer.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you are not a legal resident physically located in an eligible U.S. state or Washington, D.C., you are not eligible to open a DraftKings account or participate in contests.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Legal residents physically located in any of the fifty (50) states and Washington, DC, excluding Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington and any parish in Louisiana...are eligible to open an account and participate in contests.

— Excerpt from DraftKings's DraftKings Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
DraftKings Terms of Use
Entity
DraftKings
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-039344
Document ID
CA-D-00348
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
ad9ce431c997ae664451a169d97d1a695508b628e258f2470818d55c0d604566
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 07:16 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: DraftKings
Document: DraftKings Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-039344
Captured: 2026-07-09 07:16:34 UTC
SHA-256: ad9ce431c997ae66…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/draftkings/draftkings-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-039344/geographic-eligibility-excluded-regions/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
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High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does DraftKings's Geographic eligibility excluded regions clause do?

Residents of or persons physically located in the excluded jurisdictions are ineligible to open an account or participate in contests, regardless of their legal residency status elsewhere.

How does this clause affect you?

If you are not a legal resident physically located in an eligible U.S. state or Washington, D.C., you are not eligible to open a DraftKings account or participate in contests.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

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